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...didn't do it now, nobody else would." Thanks to Scalzo's tireless prodding, 41 competitors got on the mat to grapple for the Greco-Roman titles. The large turnout meant that matches had to be cut to ten minutes-from the regular 15. As in catch-as-catch-can, Greco-Roman allows points for falls, near falls, takedowns, reversals and "activity." Discredit points are handed out for illegal holds, unsportsmanlike conduct...
Intramural boxing champion Frank De-war lost a 9-2 mat decision to Theodore Ferriter of Brown in the 147-pound division...
...last week with a roundhouse punch at the U.S. military establishment. In a report to Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson, the Sarnoff Commission (formal title: the Citizens Advisory Commission on Manpower Utilization in the Armed Services) recommended "an overall reduction of at least 10% in men, money and matériel . . . in the operations of the Department of Defense." Such a cut, said the commission, "can be achieved . . . without diminishing the required combat effectiveness of our armed forces," and "would mean possible savings of at least 500,000 in civilian and military manpower and $5 billion annually...
...undefeated Yardlings follow the varsity onto the mat to take on underdog Andover at 3:30 p.m. Only change in the lineup will have Al Culbert wrestling at 177 in the place of Artie Ruban...
...film is more than one comic situation. Hans Adalbert as the wispy, gray-haired fraud, is a universal citizen exhausted by military unreason. Although in later scenes he dons a guttural arrogance with his uniform, it is Adalbert's portrayal of a foot mat which distinguishes the film...